Manual sales kecokder and cash till



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T. OBRIBN. MANUAL SALESREGORDER AND CASH TILL.

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T. OBRIBN.

. MANUAL SALES RECORDER AND CASH TILL.

No. 532,899. Patented Jem 22, 1895.

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T. OBRIEN. MANUAL SALES RECORDER AND CASH TILL. No. 532,899.

Patented Jan. 22, 1895.

WITNESSES. GL., @wma mvENToR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS OBRIEN, OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

MANUAL SALES-RECORDER AND CASH-TILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,899, dated January 22,1895. Application filed November 27, 1893. Serial No. l92,157. (No model.) Patented in England September 30, 1890,1l0.15,462.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS OBRIEN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Liverpool,in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manual Sales or Cash Recorders, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Great Britain, Noli/ 1.62, dated September 30, 1890,) of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to that class of check cash tills in which the amount of money received and paid into the till is entered on a traveling band or ribbon of paper which is caused to move forward a given distance each time the drawer is opened. It is designed primarily with the object of making the drawer self closing for a portion of its inward travel so that when full open it will remain so but when only partially open the tendency will be to close, and of providing suitable mechanism for actuating or moving forward the roll of paper.

The invention consists in the application to the drawer of one or more springs or weights acting through levers upon two surfaces one at an angle to the other the one being in a plane parallel to the direction of movement of the drawer and the other at an angle thereto for the purpose of closing it when partially open and also of a similar lever with a connecting rod whereby the roll on which the paper is lapped is rotated the desired distance each time the drawer is opened. It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional elevation with the drawer removed the position of the drawer being `indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional elevation showing position when the drawer is drawn out. Fig. 3, is a plan with lid removed. Fig. 4, is a side elevation of the money drawer. Fig. 5, is a transverse. sectional elevation on line of Fig. l. Fig. 6, is a transverse sectional elevation 0n line ye-y of Fig. l looking in the opposite direction. Fig. 7, is an enlarged side elevation of lever 7e plate K and spring catch K. Fig. S, is a front elevation of same parte. section of modified arrangement.

Fig. 9, is a longitudinal Fig. 10, is

alongitudinal section of same showing drawer partly withdrawn.

On the drawer A by attaching a bracket or by cutting a notch or otherwise I form a cam surface against which a lever acts to close the drawer when partially open.

I prefer to attach to the side of the drawer A a cam bracket or cam plate C with the edges c which form the cam surface prepared for a friction roller D to run upon. The edges c of the cam plate O are placed one inclined to the other so that while the bottom edge is parallel with the bottom of the drawer the other is inclined thereto. The friction roller D is carried by a lever E pivoted at or near the bottom of the till on a stud e.

To the lever F. near its outer end is connected a spiral spring F which forces it inwardbor toward the back of the drawer. A similar plate and lever are attached to both sides of the drawer to balance it, though if desired it maybe applied to one side only.

It is obvious that the position of the plate C may he reversed and the lever F. placed above it but I prefer the arrangement shown as the roller D acts or lifts against the weight of the drawer instead of as would otherwise be the case pressing down and adding to the friction. The plate O might also be placed horizontally upon the bottom of the drawer with either one or two faces and the levers E act thereon but the arrangement shown I now consider the best.

The band or ribbon of paper G upon which the amounts of money placed inthe drawer A are recorded is drawn od a roller or bobbin g onto a roller or bobbin Irl. On the end of roller or bobbin Il upon which the paper is wound as it is used is fixed a ratchet wheel h which is moved forward one or more teeth at a time by a lever or pawl h. The lever or pawl h is caused to oscillate or move backward and forward by a lever I similar to the levers E hereinbefore described. The lever Icarries at its other end a friction roller-t' which runs on a second cam surface c on one of the cam plates C at one side of the drawer. As the drawer is drawn out the end of the lever is raised and the pawl h moved to move forward the ratchet wheel h the required distance. A spring catch K carried on a plate IOC) K fits between the teeth of the ratchet wheel 7L and to the plate is fixed the bell hammer Z which at each movement of the plate as the catch springs back from one tooth to the next strikes the bell L. A lever ft is pivoted to the side of the case to move the catch K out of contact with the wheel h when it is desired to turn it backward. The pin 7a on the lever 7c at the same time lifts the pawl 7L clear of io the teeth of the ratchet wheel 7i. The paper G is attached to the roller or bobbin H by a wedge or other similar device.

Instead of the bobbin H it is obvious that the paper may be drawn between rollers one of which will be actuated by the mechanism described, and instead of the second lever l the lever or pawl h may be connected to or actuated from one of the levers E but l at present prefer the arrangement shown.

The paper G passes from the roller or bobbin g over a tightening or friction wire g and a board or plate G where it is brought under a slit m in the lid M. placed a glass plate M through which the entries upon the paper can be read. From the board G the paper passes to the roller or bobbin H upon which it is rolled up by the mechanism described. 0n the sides of the case between which the drawer travels are fixed 5o two castings or slides P which extend out over the top edge of the drawer and hold it in position, and to prevent the drawer being pulled out of the case stops p are affixed to the bach of it. Asmall tray is placed above the drawer resting on top of the slides P but is not shown in the drawings. p is a stop to prevent the drawer knocking against the baclr of the case when the drawer is closed.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10 the drawer is 4o shown with a cam surface on the upper edge formed by cutting a notch C therein and the operatinglever E is pivoted above the drawer and when the drawer is opened presses down upon it and runs along the upper edge the spring F acting upon the lever E to draw it toward the bach of the drawer.

In operation the friction rollers D carried by the levers E press against the cam surfaces c of the plates C the levers E being 5o pulled or drawn inward by the springs F. When the rollers D are against the inclined surfaces they tend to hold the drawer closed orto push it in, but when the drawer is drawn out the rollers D come in contact with the 5 5 horizontal surfaces of the cam plates C .and exercise no effect upon the drawer other than to assist in supporting its weight. When the drawer is pushed in until the rollers l) leave the horizontal surfaces and engage with the 6o inclined surfaces ofthe cam plate C the action of the springs F then comes into play and the levers E force the drawer in the remainder of the distance so that if released at that point it is self closing and the necessity for the operator fully closing the drawer before releasing it is obviatedJ while at the same time he is prevented leaving it partly open which Behind the slit m is ssaece would interfere with the working ofthe other part of the mechanism. The opening of the drawer causes the roller t' on the lever l to mount up onto the top of the surface c of the plate C and thus moves the lever l. This movement of the lever l moves forward the pawl 7i and the ratchet wheel t and the roller H which receives the paper G. At each opening movement ofthe drawer the paper G upon which the amounts are recorded is thus moved forward the required distance to provide a fresh space for the next entry to be made upon it. The entries upon the paper are made through the slit m in the lid in front of the glass plate M.

`What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A cash recorder having a cani surface provided on the money drawer in combina tion with a pivoted lever to actuate the drawer the free end of which is pressed against the drawer and a spring which actuates the lever the relative positions of the inclined face of the cam and of the operating lever being such that the force of the spring causes the closing of the drawer when the lever presses upon the inclined surface of the cam subn stantially as described.

2. In a cash recorder the combination with the case in which the drawer slides and a money drawer sliding therein of a cam surface with one face inclined tothe other, of a pivoted lever to actuate the drawer the free end of which engages with the cam surfaces and a spring one end of which is attached to the lever and the other end fixed by which the lever is actuated to rnove the drawer inward and close it substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A cash recorder provided with a cam sur face having one surface at an angle to the other on the money drawer in combination with a propelling lever actuated by a spring whereby the drawer is forced inward substantially as and for the purposes described.

t. in a cash recorder the combination with the money drawer and an inclined surface thereon of a spring propelled actuating lever and its spring acting upon the drawer to impel it inwards and close it substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. In a cash recorder the combination with the money drawer A of a cani plate C attached thereto provided with two operative surfaces one inclined to the other, an actuating or propelling lever E pivoted to a fixed part of the appliance and a spring F which operates the lever by which the drawer is impelled inward and closed substantially as described.

6. ln a cash recorder the combination with the case which incloses the drawer and mechanism, the money drawer A., the cam plate C attached to the drawer and provided with two surfaces c one inclined to the other, the propelling leverE (provided with afriction roller D) which engages with the cam plate C and the spring F which actuates the lever ar- IOO EIO

ranged to act upon and impel the money drawer inward to close it substantially as described. I

7. In a cash recorder the combination with the money drawer A capable of sliding to and fro of the cam plates C provided with cam surfaces c one at an an gie to the other the pivoted levers E actuated by springs F whereby the action of the springs is utilized to close the drawer when partially open, the pivoted lever actuated by the second cam surface c the connecting rod and pawl h', the ratchet wheel h the paper roller H on to which the in i) paper is 

